As promised, I tried this again. I loved the look so much, I wasn't ready to give up on it yet. What I did differently....
Dirty hair is a must
Dry Shampoo or backcomb powder, also a must
Tease the shit out of the top and sides
Wrap your bun loosely after you twist (this is where I was going wrong. I was wrapping mine too tightly)
Bobby pin in place
Hairspray the shit out of it
If you have layers or shorter pieces, do your twist then spray it with hairspray to keep it all together. You can see my shorter pieces coming out in my first attempt. Scroll below for the full tutorial and keeps these updated tips in mind.
Dirty hair is a must
Dry Shampoo or backcomb powder, also a must
Tease the shit out of the top and sides
Wrap your bun loosely after you twist (this is where I was going wrong. I was wrapping mine too tightly)
Bobby pin in place
Hairspray the shit out of it
If you have layers or shorter pieces, do your twist then spray it with hairspray to keep it all together. You can see my shorter pieces coming out in my first attempt. Scroll below for the full tutorial and keeps these updated tips in mind.
If you read my previous post, you know I'm in love with a new show on E! called Fabulist. I was dying over Kristin Cavallari's hair in this week's episode so I decided to give it a go.
I found step-by-step instructions online but I am not a hairstylist and who can ever do up do's as good as they do, I mean seriously. I tried my own spin and it was less than ideal. My hair is the same length as Kristin's but mine is baby fine and really soft which isn't prime for up do's. My hair is too slick and doesn't like to hold. You couldn't tell I even twisted my pony and it all kind of mushed together. I'm not ready to give up on this do just yet though. I think for this to work on MY hair, I need to use more product and to do it on dirty hair. I'm also going to try to add in a track or two of my weave and see if the thickness helps me. One thing is for sure, this is not a hair style to do in the morning on the fly. I also saved the heat/damage to my hair by only curling the front instead of all of my hair and I used a curling iron instead of a straightener. I did this for two reasons 1. My straightener gets hotter on my hair (again trying to reduce the damage) 2. I couldn't twist it the way he was haha whatever.
I also have a few long layers in my hair so I had a lot of pieces coming out in my first attempt. I think they could've easily been hidden with better twisting and product.
Here are the instructions...if you get a successful Punk Top Knot, I dare you to share it because I will bow down to whatever non-professional can master this.
I also have a few long layers in my hair so I had a lot of pieces coming out in my first attempt. I think they could've easily been hidden with better twisting and product.
Here are the instructions...if you get a successful Punk Top Knot, I dare you to share it because I will bow down to whatever non-professional can master this.